Maybe he could at least try accomplishing something before throwing in the towel so soon.

According to ThePlaylist.net, the 80-year-old was interviewed by his grandson for the Walker Art Center. He said that now that he’s done with “Our Souls at Night,” with his “Barefoot in the Park” co-star Jane Fonda, and once he finishes “The Old Man and the Gun,” with Casey Affleck, he’s done with that side of the camera.

“I’m getting tired of acting,” said Redford. “I’m an impatient person, so it’s hard for me to sit around and do take after take after take. At this point in my life, age 80, it’d give me more satisfaction because I’m not dependent on anybody. It’s just me, just the way it used to be, and so going back to sketching – that’s sort of where my head is right now. So, I’m thinking of moving in that direction and not acting as much.”

Remember when it wasn’t hard for 80-year-olds to sit around?

Robert Redford in “All Is Lost. “

In “The Old Man And The Gun,” Redford will play Forrest Tucker, a career bank robber who escapes San Quentin at 70 and pulls a string of jobs that thrills the public. Affleck plays a detective chasing him. Filming begins next year.

Redford apparently didn’t address whether he’s done directing however. He won a best director Oscar in 1980 for “Ordinary People.”